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Fresh off his dominant victory in last week's Democratic primary in Wisconsin, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers has released a new poll from PPP giving him a 49-44 lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker. The survey, which was conducted i

Fresh off his dominant victory in last week's Democratic primary in Wisconsin, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers has released a new poll from PPP giving him a 49-44 lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker. The survey, which was conducted in the two days after the primary, is very similar to PPP's prior poll for Evers, taken in May, that has him up 49-45. It's also considerably closer—but likely far more realistic—than a Marist survey last month that found Evers ahead by a giant 54-41 margin.
Republicans haven't bothered to respond with any contrary data, but Walker did try to pre-butt any Democratic polling ahead of the primary. «You could have Daffy Duck on the ballot for the Democrats,» Walker argued, «and they’ll start out with at least 48 percent of the vote.» Thing is, though, Walker's been on the ballot three times, and his Democratic opponents have won 46, 46, and 47 percent of the vote, so no one, not even Daffy Duck (D) has ever managed 48 percent against him.
Walker's been voluble in his panic this year: After Democrats won a special election on dark red turf in January, Walker tried to cancel another set of special elections—but Democrats won another one anyway. The primary should have him worried, too, since 54 percent of all ballots were cast on the Democratic side. Walker still has access to endless money, and naturally his allies have gone on the attack, viciously so. But with all signs showing the Midwest snapping back toward Democrats this cycle, Evers has a strong shot, so we're changing our rating on this race from Lean Republican to Tossup. Read more

Meet the Turkeys Competing for the President’s Annual Thanksgiving Pardoning

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Two ‘gobbling competitors’ are vying for the president’s annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning. According to a White House press statement, Peas and Carrots, two South Dakotan turkeys, are up for the title of National […]
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But her emails: Ivanka Trump used personal email account to conduct government business

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But her, sigh, emails.
Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, according to people familiar with a White House exa

Pilot union says it wants to help reduce delays on American

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DALLAS (AP) - Union leaders say pilots will push American Airlines for more pay and schedule changes that they believe will reduce chronic flight delays at the world's biggest airline. Daniel Carey, president of the Allied Pilots Association, said Monday tha

Scott Lloyd should have been fired for his role in family separation; instead, he's been transferred

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Scott Lloyd, the anti-abortion zealot and Trump official tasked with heading the office caring for migrant kids, despite having zero experience caring for migrant kids, has been moved, and not to a prison for his role in family separation, but to the Healt

Half-Life turns 20, and we all feel very old

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The only thing that's crazier than the fact that Half-Life was released exactly 20 years ago is that I wrote up its 10th anniversary on this very website... well, 10 years ago. We've both aged well, I like to think. But Half-Life has already left a legacy.

iHeartMedia to acquire radio adtech company Jelli

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Radio giant iHeartMedia announced today that it’s reached an agreement to acquire Jelli, a company bringing programmatic ad-buying to radio broadcasters. In fact, iHeartMedia was already working with Jelli to allow businesses to use progrmamatic tools t

Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan wants a top judiciary spot so he can continue covering things up

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We don't even know the final outcome of the last few House races yet, but Republican House members are already battling to be Donald Trump’s bestest and most loyal investigation-saboteur. Leadership of Congress will shift from Republicans to Democrats, nex

Jimmie Johnson's «most difficult year» ends quietly at Homestead

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They debuted in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series together in 2002 and immediately won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500. Nine races later, they had earned their first win. Over the next 16 seasons they won a NASCAR record-tying seven Cup series

Bitcoin falls below USD 5,000 for first time since Oct 2017

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The value of bitcoin slipped Monday below USD 5,000 for the first time since October 2017 as volatility returned to the cryptocurrency market.
Data compiled by Bloomberg showed the world's most popular virtual currency losing about 10 per cent of its value fr

Cloud stocks take a beating

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It was a stormy Monday for cloud stocks today with the general trend pointing way down. Okta stock took the biggest beating, down over 15 percent to $48.67, and even mighty Salesforce had its worst day since 2016, according to CNBC, down 8.7 percent to $121.0

Ticketmaster and Fanatics link up to sell merch and tickets on each others’ platforms

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In a blockbuster deal for Fanatics and Ticketmaster, the two companies have agreed to sell verified tickets and merchandise on each others’ sites. According to a statement from the two companies, the partnership will give leagues, teams and universitie

NASA Chooses Landing Site for Mars 2020 Rover Mission

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Looks like it’ll be a journey to Jezero. NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission. The decision came after an extensive five-year search, during […]
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These Eco-Friendly Jackets Are Stuffed With Bison Fur

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Despite what you may have seen on Futurama, you can’t actually buy a car that has seats stuffed with eagle down. You can, however, buy jackets and vests that are insulated with the […]
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Mariners trade James Paxton to Yankees

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The New York Yankees are looking for ways to upgrade their starting rotation this offseason, and they took a big step toward accomplishing that goal on Monday. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the Yankees have acquired starting pitcher James Paxton i